Le Pen pursues Macron in French presidential vote
By Hedy Beloucif, Mimosa Spencer and Juliette Jabkhiro
Source: gazette.com
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By Hedy Beloucif, Mimosa Spencer and Juliette Jabkhiro
Voting started in France on Sunday, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron's re-election hopes.
Last polls still had Macron leading the first round and winning a runoff. But they also showed Le Pen narrowing the gap and some put her within the margin of error.
A rematch of 2017 presidential election is in store for France after exit polls indicate President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will face off in a second round.